დ Elara დ
The world tipped sideways, then crashed down around me. Aidan’s voice, flat and final, rang in my ears long after he had stopped speaking. The ceremony unraveled, every perfect thread snapping all at once. I stood rooted to the aisle, my eyes burned, and my chest felt hollow. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. All I heard was the blood rushing in my ears and the echo of his words.
"I'm sorry. I don't...I know you want me to remember. I made a promise here...to marry Celeste, and that is exactly what I am going to do. Please go. You have made a scene. You have ruined this day."
He had looked at me as if I were a stranger begging for charity. I had been foolish to hope, to believe. My vision blurred, tears threatened to spill, but I refused to let them fall here, in front of ever
